US Secret Service puts JD Vance’s security agent on leave after trip details leaked

JD Vance travel leak investigation has led to a Secret Service agent being placed on administrative leave as officials probe alleged security and operational information disclosures.

A Secret Service agent on US Vice President JD Vance’s security detail has been reportedly sent on administrative leave amid an internal investigation into the leaking of information about Vance’s travel details.

A CNN report, citing a source familiar with the matter, stated that officials in the US administration have identified a person who is believed to have been leaking the information about Vance’s travel details. The internal inquiry was confirmed by the Secret Service on Thursday, but the agency did not specify what the agent was suspected of disclosing.

According to Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi, “A member of the Vice Presidential Protective Division is the subject of an administrative investigation, and potential criminal inquiry, involving allegations of compromising operational and information security.”

The review is being carried out by the Secret Service’s internal affairs component, and it remains unclear if any administrative punishment or criminal charges would be brought against the agent, the report added.

“While we will not comment on the specifics of this matter, one principle is unequivocal: any conduct that undermines the trust and confidence between a protectee and their protective detail is fundamentally incompatible with our mission and will not be tolerated,” Secret Service’s Guglielmi added.

The development comes after Secret Service agents assigned to protect Vice President Vance and his family had grown frustrated over frequent last-minute and “inappropriate” travel requests, reported MS Now. The report described the US Vice President’s planned travel, including flying with his son on a Marine Corps helicopter to a golf lesson that was cancelled later.

The story reportedly created havoc at the power corridors in Washington, and the Secret Service, FBI and White House officials took note of the development and fumed after operational details were described in the report.

Trump administration had earlier vowed to crack down on unauthorised disclosures to the press.

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A Secret Service agent on US Vice President JD Vance’s security detail has been reportedly sent on administrative leave amid an internal investigation into the leaking of information about Vance’s travel details.

A CNN report, citing a source familiar with the matter, stated that officials in the US administration have identified a person who is believed to have been leaking the information about Vance’s travel details. The internal inquiry was confirmed by the Secret Service on Thursday, but the agency did not specify what the agent was suspected of disclosing.

According to Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi, “A member of the Vice Presidential Protective Division is the subject of an administrative investigation, and potential criminal inquiry, involving allegations of compromising operational and information security.”

The review is being carried out by the Secret Service’s internal affairs component, and it remains unclear if any administrative punishment or criminal charges would be brought against the agent, the report added.

“While we will not comment on the specifics of this matter, one principle is unequivocal: any conduct that undermines the trust and confidence between a protectee and their protective detail is fundamentally incompatible with our mission and will not be tolerated,” Secret Service’s Guglielmi added.

The development comes after Secret Service agents assigned to protect Vice President Vance and his family had grown frustrated over frequent last-minute and “inappropriate” travel requests, reported MS Now. The report described the US Vice President’s planned travel, including flying with his son on a Marine Corps helicopter to a golf lesson that was cancelled later.

The story reportedly created havoc at the power corridors in Washington, and the Secret Service, FBI and White House officials took note of the development and fumed after operational details were described in the report.

Trump administration had earlier vowed to crack down on unauthorised disclosures to the press.